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,s4 #bhge  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ah1 #bjad   
,mr4 ,begi* introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee  
on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to codify
 9 law ! e/abli%m5t & duties ( ! ,(fice 
( ,complex ,adm9i/rative ,inve/igations 
9 ! ,national ,gu>d ,bureau1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,national ,gu>d            
,inve/igations ,transp>5cy & ,improvem5t
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( e/abli%m5t & duties ( ! ,(fice (      
,complex ,adm9i/rative ,inve/igations 9 
! ,national ,gu>d ,bureau  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,!re is 9 ! ,(fice ( ! ,*ief ( !        
,national ,gu>d ,bureau ! ,(fice (      
,complex ,adm9i/rative ,inve/igations 79
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 ,direction & sup]vision ,! ,(fice %all 
be "u ! direction & sup]vision ( ! ,*ief
 ( ! ,national ,gu>d ,bureau4  7c7      
,duties  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! duties ( !    
,(fice %all be to und]take complex      

adm9i/rative inve/igations ( matt]s     
relat+ to memb]s ( ! ,national ,gu>d :5 
9 ,/ate /atus1 includ+ inve/igations (  
sexual assault involv+ a memb] ( !      
,national ,gu>d 9 su* /atus1 ^u ! reque/
 ( any ( ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,! ,*ief ( !    
,national ,gu>d ,bureau4  7,b7 ,an      
adjutant g5]al ( a ,/ate or t]ritory or 
! ,di/rict ( ,columbia4  7,c7 ,! gov]nor
 ( a ,/ate or t]ritory1 or ! ,comm&+    
,g5]al ( ! ,national ,gu>d ( ! ,di/rict 
( ,columbia4  7#b7 ,complex adm9i/rative
 inve/igations ,= purposes ( ?is        
subsection1 a complex adm9i/rative      
inve/igation is any inve/igation 7z     
specifi$ by ! ,*ief ( ! ,national ,gu>d 
,bureau = purposes ( ?is section7       
involv+ factors giv+ rise to unusual    
complexity 9 inve/igation1 includ+ !    
foll[+3 7,a7 ,que/ions ( jurisdiction   
betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & a ,/ate or     
t]ritory4  7,b7 ,matt]s requir+         
specializ$ tra9+ among inve/igat+       
(fic]s4  7,c7 ,matt]s rais+ ! ne$ = an  
indep5d5t inve/igation 9 ord] to ensure 

fairness & imp>tiality 9 inve/igation4  
7#c7 ,matt]s relat+ to memb]s ( !       
,national ,gu>d 9 ,/ate /atus ,!        
det]m9ation :e!r or n a matt] relates to
 a memb] ( ! ,national ,gu>d :5 9 ,/ate 
/atus = purposes ( ?is section %all be  
made by ! ,*ief ( ! ,national ,gu>d     
,bureau 9 accordance ) crit]ia specifi$ 
by ! ,*ief ( ! ,national ,gu>d ,bureau =
 purposes ( ?is section4  7d7 ,*ief (   
,national ,gu>d ,bureau treatm5t ( f9al 
reports ,! ,*ief ( ! ,national ,gu>d    
,bureau %all treat any f9al report ( !  
,(fice on a matt] "u ?is section z if   
su* report 7 ! report ( an ,inspector   
,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se or a     
milit>y dep>tm5t on su* matt]4  7e7     
,reports to ,congress  7#a7 ,submittal (
 f9al reports to congressional          
delegations ,^u ! adoption by ! ,(fice (
 a f9al report on an inve/igation       
und]tak5 by ! ,(fice pursuant to ?is    
section1 ! ,*ief ( ! ,national ,gu>d    
,bureau %all submit su* report 7) any   
p]sonally id5tify+ in=mation            

appropriately r$act$7 to ! memb]s (     
,congress f ! ,/ate or t]ritory conc]n$4
  7#b7 ,annual reports ,! ,*ief ( !     
,national ,gu>d ,bureau %all submit to  
,congress ea* ye> a report on !         
inve/igations und]tak5 by ! ,(fice      
pursuant to ?is section dur+ ! prec$+   
ye>4 ,ea* report %all include1 = ! ye>  
cov]$ by su* report1 ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,a  
summ>y description ( ! inve/igations    
und]tak5 dur+ su* ye>1 includ+ any tr5ds
 9 matt]s subject to inve/igation & 9   
f9d+s z a result ( inve/igations4  7,b7 
,in=mation1 set =? by ,/ate & t]ritory1 
on ! inve/igations und]tak5 dur+ su* ye>
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involv+ a memb] ( ! ,national ,gu>d4    
7,c7 ,su* o!r in=mation & matt]s on !   
inve/igations und]tak5 dur+ su* ye> z ! 
,*ief ( ! ,national ,gu>d ,bureau       
consid]s appropriate4  7f7 ,p]sonnel &  
o!r capabilities ,! ,*ief ( ! ,national 
,gu>d ,bureau %all ensure t ! ,(fice    
ma9ta9s ! p]sonnel & o!r capabilities   
necess>y = ! dis*>ge ( ! duties ( !     

,(fice "u ?is section4  7g7 ,proc$ures &
 in/ructions ,! ,*ief ( ! ,national     
,gu>d ,bureau %all issue1 & may f "t to 
"t update1 proc$ures & in/ructions      
necess>y = ! dis*>ge ( ! duties ( !     
,(fice "u ?is section4  7h7 ,repeal (   
sup]s$$ in/ruction ,*ief ( ! ,national  
,gu>d ,bureau ,in/ruction ,,cngbi       
#jdjj4ja1 dat$ ,july #cj1 #bjab1 %all h 
no fur!r =ce or effect4